Racism in football - Ndombele and Sissoko

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What black player is praised for skill and awareness? I cant think of many? I mean real black, not lighter shades like Henry.
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Tbf Sissoko - as much as I love him - his best attributes are his physical ones whereas Winks is a lot more technical and creative.

I apologise for any racism.
 
I think this is a classic example. We have signed Ndombele, who to me looks technically brilliant, has an eye for a pass (7 assists last year). Hes obviously a very intelligent player.

But the press will focus on his pace and power. Same with Pogba, the double p raises its ugly head.

The you have our player of the year Sissoko who has to take a back seat for Winks. Who has never been more than a bench player for Spurs when we have a full squad.

Why is the Sissoko Ndombele combination not fancied? Its because its perceived to have a lack of intelligence. You need to stick a white guy in there to get that.

It smacks of racism IMO. Maybe not the hardcore 1980s racism, but the tones are still present. Black people are strong and stupid.

What black player is praised for skill and awareness? I cant think of many? I mean real black, not lighter shades like Henry.

Sort of utter trash post that symbolizes all that's wrong with political correct moronic thinking that we have to live with these days .... some idiot trying to make himself/herself look cool .... bollocks

In the UK the black population represents under 5% but in the EPL black players represent 33% so over six times the UK average ... and yet you create this fantasy piece ... you sir are a racist shit-stirring wanker

Eto, Weah, Drogba, Milla, Kanu all say crawl back into your hole and stop trying to be PC smart ..... opinions are fine but not racist drivel, suggest you delete this thread and think again.
 
What nonsense is this?

- The 22-year-old is a dynamic central midfielder who fills the gap left by Mousa Dembele

- Tottenham's Tanguy Ndombele: Meet the 'complete midfielder'

- But Spurs fans will certainly see shades of Dembélé when Ndombele goes to work for them. Watch for how he gets his body in between the ball and his opponent before he rolls out the shoulder drops, the drag-backs and the pirouettes to get his team moving.

- Ndombele is a box-to-box midfielder who is powerful, forward-thinking and athletic - but also intelligent in possession.

- His languid, stylish playing style is reminiscent of the erstwhile Dembélé and Pochettino will be hoping he can plug the gap left by the man he compared to Diego Maradona, Ronaldinho, Jay-Jay Okocha and Ivan de la Pena.

- Genesio, Lyon's head coach up until the end of last season, has described Ndombele as "thoughtful and intelligent" and "providing balance" to the team.
 
The you have our player of the year Sissoko who has to take a back seat for Winks. Who has never been more than a bench player for Spurs when we have a full squad.

Blatant racism. Might as well have just called him a worthless Hemel Hempstead Honky waste of space. And you're actually just showing you don't understand football very well if you don't appreciate Winks' importance to the team.

I dislike racism and I also dislike people who go out looking for it. What an fucking awful thread to start after we've just signed a player and not even seen him play yet.
 
The you have our player of the year Sissoko who has to take a back seat for Winks. Who has never been more than a bench player for Spurs when we have a full squad.

Why is the Sissoko Ndombele combination not fancied? Its because its perceived to have a lack of intelligence. You need to stick a white guy in there to get that.

It smacks of racism IMO. Maybe not the hardcore 1980s racism, but the tones are still present. Black people are strong and stupid.
Did you ever consider that people want a Ndombele-Winks combination because they think it's simply a better suited combination? Considering Ndombele appears to have the best assets of Sissoko - who worked well alongside Winks - it's not a stretch.

And don't get me started on how little you seem to understand our preferred starting XI when you claim Winks is 'a bench player when we have a full squad'.

Jesus Christ. You seem absolutely desperate to find racism here. Let's wait and see what some of the English press say about Ndombele - and if there are lazy descriptions of his game then of course we can discuss that.
 
I think this is a classic example. We have signed Ndombele, who to me looks technically brilliant, has an eye for a pass (7 assists last year). Hes obviously a very intelligent player.

But the press will focus on his pace and power. Same with Pogba, the double p raises its ugly head.

The you have our player of the year Sissoko who has to take a back seat for Winks. Who has never been more than a bench player for Spurs when we have a full squad.

Why is the Sissoko Ndombele combination not fancied? Its because its perceived to have a lack of intelligence. You need to stick a white guy in there to get that.

It smacks of racism IMO. Maybe not the hardcore 1980s racism, but the tones are still present. Black people are strong and stupid.

What black player is praised for skill and awareness? I cant think of many? I mean real black, not lighter shades like Henry.

The Sissoko/NDombele combination isn't fancied because, despite Ndombele (Black fella) being really good and intelligent, Sissoko's (also Black fella) not (good or intelligent). And just to emphasise this lack of racial motif, I also don't want Dier (big white honky) in there with Ndombele (jive mofo) either, because he's not a very good CM either.

Surely your theory that we are all rampant white supremacists falls down on the fact that everyone wants Ndombele (who is very much not white) in their midfield ?

That doesn't mean I don't think that racism isn't prevalent in some spheres of the footballing world (inc the UK, football media etc) but just that this particular theory is fucking daft.
 
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I think this is a classic example. We have signed Ndombele, who to me looks technically brilliant, has an eye for a pass (7 assists last year). Hes obviously a very intelligent player.

But the press will focus on his pace and power. Same with Pogba, the double p raises its ugly head.

The you have our player of the year Sissoko who has to take a back seat for Winks. Who has never been more than a bench player for Spurs when we have a full squad.

Why is the Sissoko Ndombele combination not fancied? Its because its perceived to have a lack of intelligence. You need to stick a white guy in there to get that.

It smacks of racism IMO. Maybe not the hardcore 1980s racism, but the tones are still present. Black people are strong and stupid.

What black player is praised for skill and awareness? I cant think of many? I mean real black, not lighter shades like Henry.

“Real black”

WTAF you fucking lunatic.
 
Voiceoftheposhseats got a yellow card just for starting this topic, that's so lame.

Totally deserved. Shit thread to start and single out particular players. If he'd have started a more general thread in the off topic or general football part, or used an existing thread there would have been a different reaction.

Why people of particular backgrounds do better at particular sports or in certain positions in particular sports is a worthwhile discussion to have but not starting off with a crass post like that.
 
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